Siphon for aerated liquids.



N0. 653,4!7. Patented July l0, I900. T. H. W. IDRIS &.- R. H. GRIFFITH.

SIPHON FOB AERATED L'IQUIDS.

(Applicationflled Mar. 6, 1900.)

(No Model.)

THOMAS HOWELL WILLIAMS IDRIS AND RICHARD HOOSON GRIFFITH, OF

- LONDON, ENGLAND.

" s leH-ow FOR AERATED LIQUIDS.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters PatentNo. 653,417, dated July 10, 190 0. Application filed March 6 1900. Serial No; 7.605. (No model.) I

Be it known that We,TH-QMAS HOWELL TIL? LIAMS Innis, mineral-water manufacturer, and RICHARD HoosoN GRIFF TH, m anager- 5 -of siphon-factory, subjects 'ofthe Queen-of. Great Britain, residing. at 120 Prattstreet, Camden Town, London, in, the county of Midand useful .S'iphons for-Aerated Liquids, of which the following is a specificati0n..

The objects of this invention are tosimplifythe construction of siphonsheads and to' prevent the liquid from coming-into contactwith metal. I Figure 1 is a sideelevation, and Fig.12avertical sctio'mofasiphon constructed according to' this invention. the block f. Figsmt to 6, show a modifica tion on'the .line' A B, Fig. 5.

The ,outer' casing: ofthe head consis-tsofa tube a, preferably made of. nickelplated steel or'othe-r hard 'ne ta'l, which is secured'to .25 thebody b of the siphon by screwing it OlitO. a split ring 0 iii-the usualway.= The tube d. descending into the siphon has'around its 'top a washer e, of india-rubber or likematerial,

which rests on the top of the siphon. Ahove block f,-of:earthe'nware. orthe like. l

, block has made'in one-piece with itth'e 11oz zle g, whichprojects through"'a slot-made in 'the si'ddof-the tubea. .The'block 'is perfofrated :axial-ly 'at -h:f0rthe passageof the liq-,-

' iug'fthevali'mand above this is a ring Z, als'o' 4o fittifti'g'in-s'ide the tube a, butfprojectin g above it. 'i gIu'sideth ring-l is a plunger m', resting onthefialii-wetshr lrl-,- and above itisa'spring' in A capo-screws onto the t'opjof thetub'ea andpressingon'the'spring'n holds the parts 4 5 in place}- Theleiier p for actuating the valve engaging mas er more plunger. n. A

I In place of -having a; le r for operating the so valvesgof. these-and other ,siphons a rotating .ni-iddle of the disk washer against the upper this washer and fittinginside the tube',is a face of the block, 1

This

cap may be employed, asshown in Figs. 4 to I 6. This cap q turns a screw r, working in a fixed nut in'the cap a and having' its end resting on the valve-washer k. Inside the cap q are springs 's, tending to bring it back again when released v Whatwe claim is dlesex, England, have invented certain new 1.: The combination of a siphon body, a block of earthenware or likematerial having perforations in it leading from its upper face tothef'i-nside of the siphonand to the spout, an an nular washer between the block and the body, a-disk washeron the upper face of the bloek, r neans for pressing the edge of the disk washer and at: thesaine time withit the block and annular washer't'oward thebody, and

means for pressing the middle of the disk washer against the upper face of the block.

tio'n,'-Fig. 4 being a side'eleration-,Fig; 51a vertical section, and Fig. 6' a horizontal sec? '2; 'lhe combination of a. siphon-body,- a

-."block .o.f earthenware or like material having perforations in it'leadiug from its upper face to the inside ofthe siphon and to the spout,

an annular washer between the block and the body, a disk washer on the upper face of the block, axing above the dish washer, a tube surrounding the block and connected to the body, alcap screwingonto the tube and pressing on the ring, and means for pressing the A 8 The combination of a siphon-body, ablockofge'arthenware or like material having perforations in it leading from its upper face :to the inside of the siphon and to the spout, anann-ular'washer between the block and the u'id' and has 'a 'groove'j in its tbp communicat 1 -ing w-ith the hole through the nozzle Above the; blockfis asecond washer k, ,-forn1-' body,"a-disk washer on the upper face of the block, a ring above the disk washer, means for forcing the ring toward the body, and a lever Working'on the ring as a fulcrum and having one end acting on the-middle of the 0 1 s washer,

, 4. 'The combination of a, sipuonbody, a

[block of earthenware orj likeniaterial having perforations in' it leading from its upper face to the inside of. the siphon'and to-the' spout, an. annular washer between the block and the i bod'y, .a'disk washer on the upperface ofthe block, a ring above the .dis'kwashe'r', a tube surrounding the block and-connected to the body, a cap screwing onto the tube and pressroe ing on the ring, and a lever working on the ring as a fulcrum and having one end acting on the middle of the disk washer.

The combination of a siphon-body, a block of earthenware or like material having perforations in it leading from its upper face to the inside of the siphon and to the spout, an. annular washer between the block and the body, a dish washer on the upperfaee of the block, a ring above the disk washer, a tube surrounding the block and connected to the body, a cap screwing onto the tube and pressing on the ring, a block in contact with the middle of the disk washer, a springinside the cap pressing, the block against the washer,and a lever working 011 the ring as a fulcrum and having one end pivoted to the block.

6. The'combination of a siphon-body, a block of earthenwareorlike material having perforations in it leading to the inside of the siphon, and to the spout, a washer interposed between the block and the siphon-body, a tube secured to the siphon-body surrounding the block and extending above it, a disk on the upper face of the block, a cap above the disk secured to the upper end of the tube, and a loose ring interposed between the cap and the washer.

THOMAS HOWELL WILLIAMS IDRIS. RICHARD HOOSON GRIFFITH.

Witnesses W. (J. FISHER, R. TRINNICK. 

